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Topic: Dinosaurs

Common Core Standards RLK.1-- With prompting and support ask and answer questions about key details in a text. . RL.K.3-- With prompting and support identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. RF.K.3c-- Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to. you, she. my. is, are, do. does). RF.K.3d-- Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ. W K 3-- Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in he order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened. SL.K.2-- Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. L.K.Ia-- Print many upper- and lowercase letters. L.K.Ib-- Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.

Suggested Student Objectives
 * Review words that begin with /i/, /g/, /r/
 * Write letters Ii, Gg, Rr
 * Review this weeks high frequency words: is, how, find, this, will, be, go, for
 * Write words (verbs in the past, present, and future tenses)
 * Read fluently by reading at an appropriate rate
 * Identify the sequence of events
 * Identify synonyms

Suggested Additional Readings

Pebble Plus: Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals Duck, Duck, Goose by Tad Hills Where did all the dinosaurs go? by Russel Roberts Thesaurus Rex by Laya Steinberg If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most

Resource Links

PebbleGo -> Animals -> Dinosaurs

BookFlix: Danny and the Dinosaur & Dinosaur Tracks BookFlix: Dinosaur Bones & Dinosaur Dig BookFlix: How do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon & Is it a Dinosaur BookFlix: How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight BookFlix: T is for Terrible& Dinosaur Teeth BrainPopJr: Synonyms and Antonyms Man Eater or Plant Eater The Busy World of Richard Scarry- Imagine That-Fossils Lean about prehistoric animals and of course dinosaurs

Activities

1. Dinosaur Story __ Materials: __ __Description:__
 * Pencil
 * Paper
 * Crayons
 * Dinosaur Word Poster
 * After discussing or reading about dinosaurs students can write one sentence about a dinosaur with the help of a dinosaur word poster and draw a dinosaur picture.

2.Dinosaur Sequencing __Materials:__ __Description:__
 * Pencil
 * Crayons
 * Worksheet: [[file:beginning middle end.pdf]]
 * After reading a dinosaur fiction story students can complete the graphic organizer by dictating/drawing/writing what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story.

3. Dinosaur Past Tense Research __Materials:__ __Description__
 * Pencils
 * Crayons
 * Worksheet: [[file:Past Tense.doc]]
 * After reading a non-fiction or viewing dinosaurs on PebbleGo, students will fill out the past tense worksheet.
 * A dinosaur will be discussed and a worksheet filled out on the board/whiteboard.
 * Then students can copy 2-3 facts under each heading. (ex HAD: teeth, long legs WAS: a meat eater, very big COULD: stand on 2/4 feet, eat plants)

Assessments 1. Students will be able to write about dinousurs 2. Students will be able to sequence the story 3. Students will be able to recall facts for the past tense chart

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